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WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Friday, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia struck down a provision of the state’s new voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202, that prohibits photographing or recording completed ballots during the voting process.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On Wednesday, the Georgia State Election Board appointed a three-member panel to review election administration in Fulton County. The panel is newly required under Georgia’s new election law and is the first step in a potential Republican takeover of the Democratic county’s election administration.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia dismissed counterclaims brought by right-wing group True the Vote against Fair Fight, a voting rights organization based in Georgia.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Fulton County Superior Court dismissed one of the last remaining lawsuits contesting the election of Georgia Senators Jon Ossoff (D) and Raphael Warnock (D).
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals dismissed one of the last remaining lawsuits challenging the 2021 Georgia Senate runoff elections. The suit, filed by pro-Trump lawyer and conspiracy theorist L. Lin Wood ahead of the runoff elections, challenged multiple aspects of the elections, including signature verification procedures, the early processing of mail ballots and the use of electronic voting machines.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Rules Committee held their first field hearing in 20 years on Monday, with Senators and witnesses heading to Georgia to testify on the slate of Republican voter suppression efforts in the state and the necessity of federal action to protect voting rights.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Senate Rules Committee will head to Georgia next month to hold their first field hearing in 20 years. The hearing will focus on “recently enacted legislation to restrict voting in the state and the need for basic federal standards to protect the freedom to vote,” according to a statement from the Senate Rules Committee Chair Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.).
WASHINGTON, D.C.—On Friday, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced that it is suing Georgia over provisions of its omnibus voter suppression law, Senate Bill 202. The suit comes after Attorney General Merrick Garland stated earlier this month that the DOJ would rededicate its resources to protect voting rights across the country.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—A new study released Tuesday by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution shows that Black and urban voters in Georgia will be disproportionately impacted by new ID requirements under Georgia’s new voter suppression law, SB 202
WASHINGTON, D.C.—In a ruling on Friday, a judge agreed to unseal Fulton County’s absentee ballots, allowing for an additional, unnecessary audit of Georgia’s most populous county to continue.
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